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The Revolution Will Be on Rail, Part II
We used to own our farms. We used to ride the rails. We used to have localized economies.
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Local Jails Profit from Warehousing State Prisoners
A recent report on “jail leasing” exposes the extent of a practice that harms prisoners and raises ethical questions about public institutions profiting off incarceration.
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New Age of Enlightenment: Why Climate Change Needs 60,000 Artists to Tell its Story
Climate change is such a big problem, we need artists to mobilize on a huge scale to render it comprehensible.
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part V: Nuit Debout Innovates, and Survives, 11 Weeks Strong
The Nuit Debout movement is reshaping France and demonstrating the evolution of post-2008 global democracy uprisings using new networking technology.
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The shadowy war on the press: How the rich silence journalists
They’re not only finding a willing audience, but also an effective way to recast the narrative, and in some cases smear the journalists they target.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Obama Mercury Air Pollution Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned aside the latest effort by a group of states led by Michigan to block Obama administration environmental regulations limiting power plant emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants.
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Minimum Wage Momentum Nationwide Continues to Surge
Wages hit $15 from D.C. to Silicon Valley and a new analysis points to the working class’s multicultural future.
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Appeals Court Hands Obama Administration Major Win In Net Neutrality Case
Under the law, broadband Internet providers “must treat all internet traffic the same regardless of source," dealing a punishing blow to telecom and cable companies that sought to overturn FCC regulations.
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Whistleblower: EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Emissions for Years
A years-long, systematic cover-up of the true data surrounding toxic fracking emissions was in the hands of at least one EPA researcher who accepted payments from the oil and gas industry.
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The Revolution Will Be On Rail, Part I
"The railroad could be the most efficient way to move anything we move today. But we’ve been sold on an economy that doesn’t represent our best interests.”
